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Bruce Johnston es un artista originario de Peoria, Estados Unidos, activo desde 1942. ArtisFind ha detectado 1 reproducción de Bruce Johnston en 1 emisora de radio (Italia), la más reciente en Funky Corner Radio hace 1 d. La canción que más suena en la radio es «Pipeline».

Bruce Johnston (born Benjamin Baldwin; June 27, 1942) is an American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer, best known as a former member of the Beach Boys. He also collaborated on many records with Terry Melcher (his bandmate in Bruce & Terry, the Rip Chords, and California Music) and composed the 1975 David Cassidy and Barry Manilow hit "I Write the Songs", which was first recorded by Captain & Tennille and later by Johnston himself.

Born in Illinois, Johnston grew up in Los Angeles and studied classical piano in his early years. While in high school, he arranged and played on his first hit record, Sandy Nelson's "Teen Beat" (1959), and also worked with musicians such as Kim Fowley and Phil Spector. One of Johnston's first gigs was as a member of the surf band the Gamblers before becoming a staff producer at Columbia Records.

In 1965, Johnston joined the Beach Boys for live performances, initially filling in for the group's co-founder Brian Wilson. Johnston's first appearance on the band's records was as a vocalist on "California Girls" (1965). He later contributed original material to the group's albums, including "The Nearest Faraway Place" on 20/20 (1969), "Tears in the Morning" and "Deirdre" on Sunflower (1970), and "Disney Girls (1957)" on Surf's Up (1971).

Johnston left the Beach Boys in 1972 and recorded one solo album, Going Public (1977). In late 1978, he rejoined the Beach Boys to co-produce the band's L.A. (Light Album) (1979). He continued to tour as…